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What Causes Climate?
Climate Regions
Long term Changes in the Climate
Global Changes in the Atmosphere
Climate Change
100
the average year to year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and cloud cover
What is climate
100
climate that receives less than 25 centimeters of precipitation per year
What is a desert
100
two ways scientists study ancient climates
What is fossil evidence, pollen, and tree rings
100
warm surface waters from the western Pacific moves east towards the coast of South America is known as _______
What is El Nino
100
El Nino typically occurs every __________ years
What is 2-7
200
the 4 factors that affect temperature
What are latitude, altitude, distance from bodies of water and ocean currents
200
permafrost, lichens, and wildflowers are common in the
What is tundra
200
a period of time in which the Earth is covered in glaciers
What is an Ice Age
200
when surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean are colder than normal
What is La Nina
200
A tropical wet climate exists in this part of the United States
What is Hawaii
300
the 3 factors that affect precipitation
What are prevailing winds, presence of mountains , and seasonal winds
300
a temperate marine climate with short cool summers and long, bitterly cold winters
What is subarctic climate
300
the continents were called this before they shifted to their current positions
What is Pangaea
300
the gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere
What is global warming
300
climate conditions within a small area that differ from those in the surrounding area
What is a micro-climate
400
Earth's tilted axis causes this
What are seasons
400
tropical grasslands found in the tropical wet and dry climate region
What is a savanna
400
dark, cool regions on the surface of the sun
What is sunspots
400
gases in the atmosphere that trap energy
What is greenhouse gases
400
permanently frozen tundra soil
What is permafrost
500
sea and land breezes over large regions that change direction with the seasons
What is a monsoon
500
tundra and ice caps are found in __________ climates
What is polar
500
4 possible reasons for climate change
What is Earth's position, solar energy, volcanic eruptions, movement of continents
500
chlorine compounds found in air conditioners and refrigerators, as cleaners for electronic parts or in aerosol sprays
What is chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs
500
layer of the stratosphere that protects us from ultra violet radiation
What is ozone layer